Folded cardboard receptacle



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W,l T. WILSCPN.l

FOLDED CARDBARD RECEPTACLE. APPLICATION FILED MAY19| 1919. jlmmw Patented Mm.. 23,1920.

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To all whom t ma concern:

this invention;

STATES PATENT oFF-ion.

Wynn T.wILso1v ,`or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVNIA.-

Forman cannnoami :incarnata Be it .known t at. I, WYLF. T. WILSON,

a citizen of the United States residing at Philadelphia, in the county of ilhiiadeiphia and `State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certainv new yand useful Im rovements oin Folded Cardboard Receptac es; and I do hereby declare the followin to be a full,

clear, and exact description o the invention, such as will enable others'skilled in the art.

to which it appertains to make and use the same. This invention relates to folded cardboard receptacles especially adapted for use as tobacco containers, and has for its object to provide a receptacle of this character Whichwill 'be simple in construction and less costly to manufacture than the metal containers heretofore proposed.

With these and other objects, in view the invention consists in the novel details, of` a constructionand combinations of arts more' particu- :ber 2O is attached tto the wall -8 as by the,`

fully hereinafter disclosed an larly pointed out in the claims.

vReferring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification in which like numerals designate like parts in all the views f Figure 1'- is a perspective view of oneform of completed box made in accordance with Fig. 2 is a horizontal 'sectional view of the form of the inventionshown in Fi 1;

- trating'a blank adapted to produce a some-` Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view, taken along thel line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig.4 4 `is a vertical cross sectional .view

' taken on the line 4-4of Fig. 3;. Y Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic plan view of the blank-from whichthe box shown in Figs.

A1-4 is folded;`

Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are fragmentary perspecl. tive viewsillustrating successive' stps in o ig 5, l cured in the positions illustrated in Figs.l 2,

the folding of the blank shown in to produce the lid' of the box; ig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 5 illuswhat modiied form of lid or closure;

Figs. 10,11 and 12 are fragmentary per-- spective views showing successive steps inv the folding of the blank illustrated in Fig9;

vide with a still furthermodified form of Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led. Hay 19, 1919.' Serial No. 298,197.

13 is a perspective view of-abox pro- 8 may be folde and Fig. `16 is va diagrammatic plan view 'of the blank from which the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 13-15 may be folded.

Referring more particularly to Figs'. ,l

'Patented Mar. 23, 1920.

yview taken on the line 15-15 ofFig.v 14; Y

to 8 inclusive, 1 indicates the paper or cardboard blank from which the preferred form of the invention is made, and nthe said blank is provided with the scored'or creased lines' 2, 3, 4 and 5, providing the inner and outer` front walls 6 and 7, the rear wall 8 and the side walls 9 'and 10, as shown. The said wall .7 is scored or creased as at 1l to provide an end member 12;`tl 1`e )yall 8 is scored 4 as at 13 to provide an nd 'member 14, the wall l0 is scored as at 5 to l rovide .a tab 16; and the wall 9 is score las at 17 to provide a tab 1 8, and the members 12, 14, 16, and 18 are completely'severed from one another by the cuts 19 20, and 21, aswill be clear rom Fig. 5. f 1

A hollow plug like hinged closure mem scored line 21, and lits parts are scored as at 22, 23, 24, and 25 to provide closure memfA l bers 26, 27, 28, 29 and30, and the said inember 28 is further provided with the Vears 31 and 32,' adapted to 4befolded alon the` 'scored lines 33 and'34, and 35 and 3 respectively, vas will 4resentl; alppear. The member 26 is provi edwi t e small ex- `tended portions 37,;and'a1so. with a substantially semicircular tab 38, completely lines 11, 13, 15 and17 respectively, an se- 3 and 4, byglue or other suitable adhesive.

The said plu llike hinged closure is then bers 12,-14,j16, and 18 are folded alon the A' formed by fo din the ears '31 and 32 along the lines 33 and 4, and 35 and 36 respectivel as shown in Fig. 6, after which the memliers29l and 30 are folded` along 'the lines 24 and25 respectively The hollow plu closure is next folded along the lines 23- an 22, and glued or .otherwiseA secured', when it `will ap ear' .in a hollow plug formas in 8 a rwhich-the tab d 1' own to `lie. substantially asy shown` in(v Fig.'7, and secured by a suitable adhesive.

flush with the member 26. It will be observed that the extensions 37 of the said l. member 26 will take against the walls 9 and 1Q, acting as stops to prevent the entire plug closure from being pushed too far in- Y, wardl In t e somewhat modified form of the invention/shown in Figs. 9 to 12, the body portion of thebox, and the permanent closure remain l.the same,but the method of folding the hinged closure is somewhat different. The closure 40 consists of the members t41, 42,' 43, 44, and 45 Secured by the Scored lines 46, 47, 48 and 49, and the member 42 is provided with the extensions 50 and 51, adapted to be folded along the scored lines 52 and 53, and 54 and 55, re-

spectively, as` will presently appear.

The member 44 is provided with the projections 56 similar to the projections 37 above disclosed, in connection with Figs. 1-8, and the said member 44 is also provided with the tab .'57 similar to tab 38 above mentioned.

p IThel manner of folding' this form ofthe invention will be clear from Figs. 10, 11 and 12, of the draw-ings,but may be briefly set forth as follows:

The entire closure 40 is first folded along the line 21, and the extensions 50 and 51 are Fig. 12, by inserting the member be- 'ltween the members 41, 50 and 5l, and suitably securing'the parts in place by 'adhesive material.

In 'the form of the invention shown in Fig; 13 to 16, the lid or closure 60, instead of ing attachedto the wall 8 as inthe two rece di forms is shown attached to the P wall 6, ,a though it will be obvious that if desired, the'said closure 60 may in this case beattached to the wall 8. The said closure as shown inFi 16 is scored as at 61, 62,

63 and 64 provi 'ng the members' 65', 66 and 67, and the tab or finger:A iece 68 and the member 66 is provided wit the ears 69- and -70 each vprovided with an extension 71,

adapted to forma sto member similar to Ithemembers 37 and 5 and .adapted to be f folded along the lines 72 and The closure vin the present instance is p 73,l and 74 and 75 respectively.

formed-by bending the various membes 65,

66, 67,- 68, 69, 70 and 71 along the scored lines 61,162, 63, l64, 72,l 73,74 and 75, and securingthe same with adhesive material fas' will be clear from Figs. 13, 14 and 15.

y During the past few `'years the cost of tin,

which has been' heretoforev the principal ma# terial from which tobacco containers have lbeen made, ha s so advanced as to make uits use almost prohibitive. However, the pres ent invention provides a relatively inexpensive substitute for the said metal containers, and actual use has proven these cardboard containers to Ossess sufficient strength and rigidity to withstand all ordi-l nary usage as long as their contents last. `Further, the cardboard lends itself readily to the printing and lithographing processes which are usually employed for decorating the cans, and identifying and advertising the tobacco contained therein.

It will be observed that in all the forms there is provided a comparatively strong hinged closure which enters within the body portion of the box, reinforcing the same and helping to maintain the shape thereof. Further, this said closure lies substantially fiush with the said bod portion, and is prevented from being pus ed too far inwardly, after the, contents are partly used, by the stop members such as 37, 56 and 71, thereby preventing the leakage` and waste of tobacco.l lIf desired, the hollow closures shown in Fi s. 1 t'o 12, after being suitably Waterproofe and perforated as by holes in the members 28 and 42, may be provided with a sponge or other absorbent material adapted to hold moisture for keeping the tobacco in good condition.

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction, as well as the arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention, and therefore I do not wish to be limited to the above disclosure, except as may be required by the claims.l

What I claim is 1. In a folded blank box the combination of a body portion comprising front, back and side walls; flap members integrally associated with said walls, adapted to be foldA ed and secured to constitute a permanent closure for one end of said body portion; and a hollow plug like closure member integrally connected to one of said wal1s,com

'olded over upon one another and secured to form a single hollow plug like reinforcing hinged closure for the other c nd of said body portion, one of said last mentioned flaps being provided with an integral oper- -ating tab and a plurality of ears adapte coact with the side walls of said body to limit the entrance of said hinged lclosure within said body portion, substantially as .an inner reinforcin front wall adapted to rising a plurality of flaps adapted to be be secured'to said rst named front wall; 130

andA a plurality of `members associated with one of said Walls adapted to be folded and glued to form a rigid hollow plug like hinged reinforcing closure adapted to enter within said body portion and to lie substantially [lush therewith, one of said last mentioned members being provided with an operating tab and with a pluralityy O15-extensions constituting stops whereby said hinged closure is maintained in said flush position, substan- 10 tially as described.

In testimon. whereof I affix my signature in presence o two witnesses.

WYLE T. WILSON.

Q' Witnesses:

JOHN Gr. SACKs, MARION M. MAHONY. 

